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Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09
COLLEGE MEN IN LITERATURE.

Mr.. II. w. Glider, in his recent address
at Wesleyan University and Wells College,
remarked that but few of the younger gen
Grafton of writers in this country have been
graduated a. college He doubted whether
the public yet realizes how little. com
paratively, the college has done directly for
our present literature 'Stedman." be
said, was at Yale, but was not graduated
Bret Harte, James. Howells. Stoddard, AL
drich. Cable, Mark Twain, Joel Chandler.
Harris. Burroughs, Bunner. Lathrop, Ed
ward Eggleston, Julian Hawthorne, Jan
vier, Marion Crawford, Stockholm few
of these started upon, but not one OF them
finishad college course, while most OF
them never even started. Nor have the
women who are now prominent In Amer.
can literature enjoyed the advantages OF
the higher collegiate education"
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09
A ieweler in New York CITY has in Lii:

A jeweler in New York city has in his
possession remarkable jewel. 1t is a
diamond in the rough ard weighs three and
a half carats When the cutter took the
stone TO prepare it for the polisher the first
blow divided the diamond into two nearly
equal parts Upon examination it was
found that perfect, natural diamond
crystal had been the nucleus about which
the layer stone had formed. The nucleus
is perfect cube and weighs apparently
three-fifths of carat 1t is the only
specimen of diamond crystal in the
world
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09
The age of miracles is not passed, If til

The age of miracles is not passed, If this
be true: A story from Wilmington, N.
c., says that colored woman who was
rediculing another woman for singing a
hymn, suddenly felt burning sensation in
the palm of the hand On looking she saw
1t was discolored and the words, Church
of God" were written in blood red capitals
in halfcircle on the lower part of the
palm. 1t Is said that the phenomenon has
been seen by hundreds of people. The
discoloration is fading out.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

1t is said that when James Russell Low
ell registered at London hotel the other
day he was pointed out as an American
who had come over to Jump off bridges
no doubt. and at the present rate of affairs
he would receive more notice from the
English as an athlete than as literary
gentleman, and yet Dickens did and the
English people still ridicule America.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

Brother Baker, of the Topeka Common
we alth, presents an array of facts which
go to show that Brother Hudson, of the
Ca pital, in felonious manner appropriated
to his own use large sized editorial. And
now with the thermometer at ninety eight
and the sweat dropping from our nose,
while three or four flies are promenading
on the top of our bald head, We hasten to
remark: That for kicking about little
think like that, the Commonwealth should
receive the condemnation of the entire
press Of this latitude.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

Work on the state capitol building in
Topeka will soon begin on the main part.
7 he hauling of stone from Strong City will
begin this week One hundred and sew
eniy-five Car loads Of stone will be deliv-
cred in Topeka for the new building within
the next seven days, and after that the
stone win be taken from the quarries and
delivered in the capitol yard at the rate of
100 Car loads per week. A large force of
stone cutters will be at once employed and
by the latter part of the present month the
stone laying will begin, and another story
will be up before the fall months have
gone
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

Abraham Lincoln once said: 81 believe
l have made some marks which will tel
for the cause of liberty long after I an
gone" Few men have ever had the OBJ
portunity to make marks for liberty as did
Lincoln. There scenes, however, at the
present time to be goodly number of
men who find an opportunity to make a
mark against liberty, , sl ,.ua-.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

Abilene, Kansas, rejoices. Her hook
and ladder company captured the prize at
Junction City on the Fourth, her gun club
killed the most birds at Gypsum City, and
her Chicken" gentleman of color, won
a $500 foot race at Herington.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

The position of United States consul, at
Falmouth, England, has been held by
members of the same family ever since
George Washington was president. There
is no salary attached to the position and
the fees amount to but $500 or $500 per
year, yet the family, considering it an heir
loom, would not give it for any other
Office in the gift of the president.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

A New York doctor offers reward of
81 900 for every case Of chronic ailment
" hich has been cured by the faith cure
process. He says that religious excitement
will sometimes have beneficial effect up
on old diseases, but the benefit is only tenn
posary, and stiff leg won't timber up for
IN the prayers ever prayed.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

The new senator from Florida, Samuel
Pasco, is an Englishman by birth, born in
London in 1884. Ten years afterward he
came to America, took q course in Harv.
ard, was graduated in 1853, and since then
has been resident of the state from which
he was elected ---
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

Thursday afternoon farmer known as
J. N. Clark fell into grain dump at Sterl-
ing, Kansas. He was taken out uncon-
scious, and the doctors entertain little hope
of his recovery, as it is feared he sustained
serious internal injuries.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

Prof. Cross, of Topeka, Kan, has been
spending some time In Honduras gathering
rare specimens of the birds OF that country.
His specimens viii be preserved 10 the
state collection Of Kansas
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

The city of Minneapolis, Mimi, is said
to rank fourth in the world in point of
scandinavian population, there being up
wards Of forty thousand of that nationality
in her last cetlstis,
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

Mrs Leland Stanford, of San Francisco
is in possession of the famous gems. opals
rubies and diamonds once owned by the
ex-Empress Eugene. Westward the jew
els of the empire take their way.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

The Kansas City, Wyandotte & North
western R r is in operation irony yandotte
west to Tonganville, with branch from
Menagar junction north to Leavenworth,
making total of forty.two miles.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

The Atchison Champion sizes up con-
temporary, in Thursdays issue, with one
third of column of adjectives not one of
which could appropriately apply to gen
tleman.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

The total outstanding debt of the state
of Kansas is $3.50, 500, and of this amount
SIS, 500, which fell due on the 1st inst i,
will be cancelled in few days, leaving
the total $S15, ZOO.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

There is now an opportunity offered to
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland TO visit Kansas
City. If st. Louis does not wish to enter
tain Mr.. Cleveland he can come to Wichita
by way of Kansas CITY.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

Ex.Gov. Arson P. Morrill, of Maine
died at Augusta Monday, aged 81 years.
He was governor in 1851. The great war
governor, Lot NJ. Morrill,, died several
years ago. ..,r
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

The mayor of Atlanta, Ga, has forbid
den the Salvation Army to parade in the
streets and authorized the police to pre-
vent them.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

The stage companies in western Kansas
are undergoing warfare of stage fare.
Single trip tickets to Leoti and Coronado
from Garden City may be had for $3.50.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09

The citizens of Dodge City rendered the
fremen of that city, who won the state
championship on the Fourth at Newton, a
banquet.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-09
Two members of the Winfield club were
expelled for discourteous behavior.

The work of compiling the new directory
of Garden City, and the numbering of
buildings in that town has begun.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-12
THE SITUATION.

According to the Associated press dis
patches received last night The Demo-
Graf can discern nothing to "rejoice and
be glad" about. If, as stated in the
dispatches, "the committee leaves the
election law substantially as it is at pres
ent," the very essence OF the bill has
been destroyed and the Act will
not, to us9a slangular phrase, amount
to hill OF beans. 1t will be like the
play OF Hamlet with the title character
omitted. 1t is by no means probable,
however, that such is the case. 1t is
scarcely possible that the representatives
of the two Houses have so far stulti-
fed the action Of their respective
bodies as to eliminate the test oath, or
to limit the appointing power of the
President to the selection OF the Pro-
q bate Judges, and leaving the Governor
without any discretionary power what.
eyer in the matter of filling the other
offices mentioned in the bill. The prob
ability is that all of the dispatches
action of the committee were the
result OF guess work, and that little
more is known, outside the committee,
at Washington than at Salt Lake City.
THE DEMOCRAT received this morning
dispatch from Judge Beenett, which is
published in another column. The Judge
says "the result OF the Conference Com
mittee work is favorable. The particulars
are not yet known" The Judge would
never have designated the result as favor
able ii the bill had been emasculated
as represented by the press dis
patches, and 1t is quite certain that
he knows as much .ncerning the
particulars" as any person at Washing
ton, except the members of the Com
mittee. THE DEMOCRAT had hoped that
the bill would have been accepted
by the Committee as it came from
the House. This would have only
necessitated further action upon it by the
Senate, where it would have been placed
upon its passage upon its presentation by
the Chairman. 1t seems, however, that
some changes have been made and that
the bill must go back to the House. While
this perhaps will not seriously jeopardize
the measure, it will cause delay, which
so near the adjournment of Congress is
attended by more or less danger, and
for that reason is most certainly to be re-
gretted. We are confident, however,
that the Act will be reported by the
committee without such changes as
will be seriously objected to by the
loyal people of this Territory, and
arc nearly as sanguine that it will be
acted upon promptly by both Houses,
and be approved by the President before
the expiration OF the present session.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-12
Low GRADE ROCK SHARPS.


Some years ago when mining on paper
was performed on larger scale than at
present, something was said and done
in connection with mining bureau in
California. 1t seems that it still exists
and drags its slow length along, evidently
more successful in tunnellng and tap
ing the State Treasury than in doing the
same work for the mountains. Mining
experts (save the mark were formerly as
chick as toads after shower" and
when not engaged in telling what they
didn't know about the creation and for.
nation of the crust and bowels of the
earth, in cases before the courts, were
prospecting for soft places and gold
placers in bureaus, associations, insti-
tutes etc, etc.
Well, the Mining Bureau in California
bobbed up serenely in the Legislature a
few days ago for its little appropriation
1t would be content with the modest
sum of $125,00O for two years, that and
nothing more. The amount was cut
down to 100000 in committee, but a
number OF members representing mining
constituencies declared that the Bureau
was OF no practical use, and that the most
they would vote for it would not be to
exceed $4,000. 1t is probably little else
than an asylum for decayed and refrac-
tory rock sharps.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-12

the Home will be located in California in
connection with the present State Home,
which we understand, with the farm and
grounds included, has been offered
as a donation to the country, pro-
vided Congress appropriates certain
amount for the erection OF suitable build
ings. 1t is creditable to Congress and
the present Administration that Home
for disabled soldiers is provided for in the
genial climate OF California. In few
years the Union veterans will fail to an
swer to the roll-call, taps will be sounded
and the vacant Home will be open to
other dependents upon the generous
bounty of the Nation. The glory of a
nation is that it provides asylums and
hospitals for its disabled and helpless
citizens, and California seems destined
to stand prominent among the States in
the Union in connection with well-en-
dowed public institutions.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-12
THE MATTHEW'S CASE.

The interest in the Republican Sena-
tors rejection of Matthews as Recorder
OF Deeds for the District of Columbia,
lies in the fact that the Presidents NOM
inee is colored Democrat, and was
nominated to succeed Fred Douglass, a
colored Republican. If Republican love
for the negro, so ostentatiously and per-
sstently INDUCED in, were sincere,
Matthews would have been confirmed
without hesitation. No objection was
made to him ON the ground of capacity
or fitness. He is honest, faithful and ca
pable; well-bred, educated man, famil-
lar with the duties required of the
occupant OF the position; and
Republican Senators, ii desirous of
advancing the colored race, would have
been pleased to have confirmed so
creditable representative of his race
for the honorable position for which he
was named by the President. Mr..
Matthews is a Democrat. That is the
head and front OF his offending, which
has so exasperated Republican Senators.
Nor should it be matter OF wonder. 1t
was never intended that colored men
should be Democrats. 1t was intended
that they should be Republicans, and SO
at all times subserve Republican
interests, and nothing is such an
eyesore to the average Republi-
can as a colored man who
votes the Democratic ticket. From
the Matthews case the country learns
the full worth of Republican pretensions
OF regard for the negro. They love him
as a Republican and despise and reject
him as a Democrat. They have de-
nounced Democrats forimaginary hostility
to the negro, proclaiming the country
over that Democrats hate the negroes
and are opposed to their advancement
and honorable recognition that Republi-
cans alone love the freedmen and favor
their advancement, and, hence their
party should be kept in power to
do the colored men justice! By
the nomination and denomination
OF Matthews the President has
done the country a great service.
He has exposed to the colored people
and to the Nation the hollowness and
hypocrisy OF Republican pretensions in
regard to the negro race. Hereafter no
one need be deceived, nor will be de-
ceived, by their professions OF love for
those of African descent. That friend
ship, thanks to Mr.. Cleveland, has been
weighed and found wanting
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-12
RA RE RAN TUCKER.

The following is from the pen OF DR..
Latierty, and was published in the Rich
mond Christian Adyocate contemporane-
ously with Hon. John Randolph Tucker's
cardto his constituents, announcing his
abandonment of public life:
The card OF the Hon. John Randolph
Tucker announcing his purpose to return
to private life at the close OF his present
term in Congress has called forth public
expression of regret. The great journals
of the North, without distinction of party,
| mention with concern the proposed re-
tirement of the Virginia statesman, and
deplore the loss to our National Councils
OF member with such practiced and
large powers for high public employment.
1t will not be outside the province OF
church organ to join the secular press in
reckoning it losing day for constitu-
tlonal liberty when its foremost cham
pion leaves the field.
1t goes without saying that Mr.. Tucker.
in the arena OF debate on the underlying
principles OF our Government, never had
his shield touched with a challenging
spear, but the venturesome knight Law
presently prone to the earth and un-
horsed. Whether before the Electoral
Commission or when foot to foot with
Mr.. Blaine, the Virginian easily rose to
the height of the great occasion, "Where
laurels ever bloom'
In light tactics, who since the versatile
and brilliant Canning has been his equal?
How the sparkle OF the English Secretary
find kindred flashes in Tucker Canning,
when at the head OF Foreign Affairs, sent
a dispatch in secretive cipher to the SOL
emn Sir Charles Bagot, British embassa-
dor at the Hague. With aid OF the key
the diplomatic instructions were un-
ravelled, and came out in verse;
"In matters of commerce the fault of the
Dutch
Is giving too little and asking too much,
With equal advantage the French are
So we'll clap on the Dutch bottom twenty
per cent.
How like Tucker, at Senator Voorheess
dining, making David Davis, President OF
the Senate, tumble down in a convulsion
OF laughter and go into an asthmatic syn.
cope.
Far beyond and better than his legal
lore, his engaging manners, his might
and fame before the judges, his charm at
banquets, is that good name" untar-
nished, and that integrity, above suspic-
ion, cowing the tempter into unwilling
Nor has he ever defled
himself by untruth on public questions.
We crave pardon for divulging a pri-
yate incident because of its illustrative
value. When the Virginia Government
left Richmond in 1865, the salary due the
chief officers of the State was paid out Of
the coin in the vaults. A wallet OF gold
was forwarded to Mr. Tucker as his pay as
Attorney-General. In the months fol- .
lowing the fall OF the Confederacy he was
without home, means or employ. The
laws were silent. His vocation was gone.
He was poor, A single piece of silver
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-12

was all the currency in his shriveled
purse. Suffering keenly the res augusta
domi, the seal OF the bag of gold was not
broken. Years passed The United
States Court decreed the money as his
property. He would not claim it. The
wax was removed the sum was invested
in Law Reports, and the volumes filed
an alcove in the library OF the Washington
and Lee University.
After twelve years he goes out OF the
service OF Virginia with clean hands and
empty pockets. In these evil days he
stands almost alone His district, his
State, the American people, ought to for
bid his retirement from the councils of
the nation.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-12

lT is noted as a remarkable fact thai
since the death of General Logan there
are but three prominent soldiers remain.
ing in the Senate-General Hawley, OF
Connecticut; General Harrison, of In.
diana; and General Sewall, of New Jer.
sey; the terms of all Of whom expire on
the 4th OF March, with the prospect that,
after that date, General Hawley alone
will be left.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-12
SOLDIERS HOME.

The House bill appropriating 500, 600
for the location and erection of branch
home for disabled volunteer soldiers west
OF the Rocky Mountains has passed the
Senate, amended by adding $4,000 to
the appropriation. A conference com
mittee is called for and there is every
prospect that the amended bill will pass
the House and become a law. Probably
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-12

TWENTY States in which State elections
were seriously contested in 1886, show a
net Democrat plurality of 1878 votes.
In 1884 the same States gave net Re-
publican plurality OF 45,lSS votes In
1882 the same States gave net Repub-
lican plurality of 146,612 votes.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-12

Price, delivered by carrier. Scots. per month.
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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-03-26

THE motion for q new trial in the
Chicago anarchists case was argued
before the Illinois Supreme Court at
Ottawa, last week. In case of re-
yersal and ordering of a new trial
the fact will be made public at once,
but in case the decision is affirmed
notice can be- made only in open
court, and as the court does meet
again until September the anarch-
lists have another long lease of life.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-03-26
FLOODS.

The Missouri river has been rails
ing the past week at such a rapid
rate that the whole country around
Bismarck is completely inundated.
The water is six miles wide at that
place now. Dispatches from Fort
Lincoln say people can be seen
standing on hay stacks and trees,
and if not soon rescued will perish
in the floods. An eyewitness of
the terrible scenes says they defy
description. Ice cakes hundred
feet square are thrown high in the
air when they strike an obstacle.
The force of the current snapped the
cables holding the warehouses to
the bank as though they were cot
ton threads. If the Missouri should
freeze up and the Yellowstone break
away and pour its ice against the
ice in the Missouri, the result would |
be terrible.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-03-26
CHINESE BOYCOTTING.



An effort was to have been made
on the 18th, inst, to move the Chi
nose employees of the Northern Pa
cific, numbering 900, from their
camping grounds west of Eastern
to point near the switchback. The
celestials are averse to change and
threaten vengeance on the whites
and bookmen. Five box cars were
dropped off opposite their camp the
other day, and the Cinnamon, fear
ing that preparations. were being
made for their removal, pulled out
the coupling pins and buried them
in the snow. Unless they come to
terms their bookmen, who are the
representatives of the Chinese con-
tractors, propose to shut off supplies
and starve them to it.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-03-26
AFTER April 1st we exnect to

AFTER April LIST we expect to see
a marked change, for the better or
worse, in some of our exchanges.
Those editors who have been luxur-
iating in the "courtesies extended to
the profession" while the "devil"
got out the copy and managed the
paper, can now give that much
abused necessity a rest Or tie pass,
and devote themselves to writing
sarcastic editorials on "soulless cor
poratiops" and the unwarrantable
Inference of Congress with rights
guaranteed by the Federal consti-
tuition.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-03-26
ELECTION NOTICE.
To ALL WHOM 1T MAY CoNcrpN

10 ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that an
election by the qualified electors of
school district No. %, Ada county.
Idaho, will be held at the school house
of said district on the Goth day of
/ March, 1887, at which election
there will be submitted to the said
electors the question whether the
Board of Trustees of said school
district shall be authorized to issue
coupon bonds to the amount of
seven thousand dollars ($7,OOO)
bearing interest at the rate of eight
per cent. per annum. The bonds
to be issued in denominations of
live hundred dollars each and to be
payable and redeemable as follows.
to-wit: The first bond of five hun.
bred dollars to be payable and re-
deemable on the first day of June.
1898, and one bond of five hundred
collars to be payable and redeem
able yearly thereafter on the first
day OF June of each succeeding
year until all are paid. The pro,
ceeds arising from the sale of said
bonds to be used for the purpose of
building a school house in said dis
net with all necessary furniture.
At said election the polls shall be-
opened at l o'clock and closed at
O'Clock p. M, of said day, and
ne voting shall be by ballot which
hall contain the words "Bonds
(es" or "Bonds No."
BY order of the Board of Trus.
ees OF said district held at Cald-
yell in said district this I'd day of
larch, 1887. +
CHAs' H. REED, CLERK,